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A few weeks ago I kind of made my CX race bike a bit more multi-terrain friendly by fitting a pair of Spesh Pathfinder Pros in 38mm and this led to me thinking it made my actual gravel bike pretty much redundant, as the CX bike is a fair chunk lighter and more sprightly in it's handling, which I like. It'll also double up nicely as a winter roadie with a set of 32mm Spesh Roubaix Pro's on it.
So with this in mind I put the gravelista up for swaps, wanting an equivalently specc'd 29er XC HT for winter duties in the woods and as a spare bike for next summers racing plans and this came up, it's a Scott Scale 910 with a bloody good spec, of a Fox 32 SC Performance Elite fork, GX Eagle (the metal bits need refreshing), Mavic Crossmax and a fresh set of Vittoria Mezcals.
Granted the Vittorias aren't the greatest in mud, but they haven't managed to kill me yet in the 3 rides I've had on it, but on the non-muddy bits they bloody fly. It's the first time I've had an XC HT in about 3 years and I've missed one to be fair, especially for those short local rides and just hammering about the place.
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Nice bike. Looks fun. If it was mine, it wouldn't be long until it started to be changed to be more like my other mountain bikes:
- Wider bars
- Bigger more aggressive tyres
- Dropper post
- Shorter stem
At which point it'll stop being the flying machine that you actually wanted in the first place.
Have fun!
That looks spot-on for a winter bike, I’ve been toying with the idea of building up something similar myself.
I’ve got a CX/gravel bike that I use on the road but in reality, I never ride on the road anymore.
A nice, light, fully rigid MTB with good mud clearance would be ideal for winter riding around here.
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I'll get the ranger on to it immediately, bloody staff not doing their jobs!!
– Wider bars
– Bigger more aggressive tyres
– Dropper post
– Shorter stem
At the end of the day its a proper XC race hardtail, so the 740mm bars will do as will the 70mm stem (flipped obvs) a dropper is a consideration as I have one on my XC FS, but you ain't getting bigger than a 2.25" tyre in the back of one of these and that's more than enough for it's intended purpose.
I bet it flies along!
That looks a great bike and it's kitted out well. I have put a set of Mezcals on my 29er Scandal for xc riding and they are fast. With the right pressure the bike flies along back lanes and bridleways.
I bet it flies along!
The pilot is slightly letting the side down at the moment, but that will change over winter 😉
My, what a small waterbottle you have.
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My, what a small waterbottle you have.
Plenty for an hour in the woods 😉